John McCain’s Yearning For 3 Million Twitter Followers Initially Blew Up In His Face

Well, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), or someone in his office, decided it was time to expand the Arizona Republican’s social media footprint. With less than 100 followers away from three million on Twitter, McCain, or someone on his staff, decided to send a tweet urging new followers to help the senator reach that benchmark. It should have been an easy task, but it turned into a fail whale of epic proportions (initially). That 74-follower gap became a near 20,000-follower exodus for a brief time yesterday (via The Hill):

We're only 74 Twitter followers away from 3M - spread the word & help us reach this big milestone!